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Still cuts for episode 9 and ahhhhhhhh https://x.com/into_jky/status/1796335822020755623

I think it's done on purpose to show you how he gets treated by the family

I'd watch regardless of how popular it is but I do love seeing innovative storytelling getting recognition and gaining an audience.

It's a complex story told extremely well but complex stories are hard to break down into 30 second clips. I think it's telling that most of the fan edits are about Ina's romance which to me is the most conventional part of the story.

They are freakin' adorable and have the best dynamic: Cher is responsible but sassy and Oye is a little dumb but horny

If you're open to Thai BLs, Be My Favorite is fantastic. They kept the time slips very simple and the story is about the ML lead maturing and taking responsibility for his life. The romance is swoony. I absolutely loved it.

Atypical Family is in the Netflix top 10 list for non English series so it's definitely popular, it's just that the fan base is mostly not hyperventilating on TikTok and Twitter. I've noticed that the number of people talking about it on Reddit is increasing every week and now that Lovely Runner is done I think a lot more people will start the show

Done!

I agree with everything you wrote. Just wanted to add that I cannot believe they used the truck of doom to take out the killer. That was the laziest writing I've seen in ages. And SJ and Sol weren't even there when it happened after everything they went through over four timeskips to avoid him.

So Soo Bin - Walking with you: https://open.spotify.com/track/7fz4jscCC4eiXiAFPujYfY

Yi Sung Yol - Laputa: https://open.spotify.com/track/3Zl3GZDFHxFXOVleILTu0n

Lee So Ra - I See You: https://open.spotify.com/track/2tjzHzqMMoCy9xWU0MAP3Q

I don't think the show was villainizing him for turning down Wandee, it was because he asked him to give up the scholarship by playing on his feelings for him.

It's very purposeful, the drama is saying that superpowers are meaningless without care and love and empathy. The most touching moments Gwiju has had with the female lead are his small acts of kindness like tying her shoelace and bringing back the shaved ice. It's not about big showy moments or rescuing people, that's a trap he's put himself into. You see that with Bok Eomma as well, she's been so fixated on power that she's lost her humanity and her ability to see her children for who they really are. Human beings don't necessarily have a lot of control over their lives but they can always choose to be kind.

She doesn't do vulnerability the way other actresses do. I had trouble with it too at first but now I kind of appreciate it because we're at a very emotional part of the story and when she does let her guard down it lands hard.

💯💯💯 He's the only Bok family member who hasn't gotten a direct benefit from the scammer family yet. This is going to be his connection to them.

A lot of people can't handle complexity or morally gray characters in their K-dramas, they want an immersive fantasy where they can lose themselves in the feels. Plus there has been a jaw dropping amount of slut shaming of the FL.

I don't think it's part of the same scheme, I think Dahae's scammer family is going to take down the scammers

I think one of the most important lessons for the Bok family is to empathize with other human beings without regard to powers. Because through their fixation on their powers, they've lost their own humanity.

I literally just tweeted that https://x.com/daebakpodcast1/status/1794931370445459581. People keep underestimating her. She's not just a fragile schoolgirl, she's also got superpowers and nerves of steel. She knows what she wants (a real family) and she's pushing her father to get it for her.

Also, people keep trying to stuff the women in the drama into certain stereotypes like Evil Schemer and Bullied Schoolgirl but the drama itself refuses to do that. The women are all complex, intelligent and powerful in different ways, yes even Ina. Maybe especially Ina.

That's what I think too. It's significant that in Ep 7 Ina told her father you did it, you finally saved someone (Dong Hee), now go save Dahae. https://x.com/barxspel/status/1794484634878914774

For one thing, they are now talking which wasn't happening at all before. Second, she understands that her father's healing and her own relationship with him depend on Dahae. Also, one of the past moments he revisited was when they were eating together as a little found family. I understand what people are frustrated because I've definitely felt the same in points but given all of the massive clues of Dahae's importance to his family it doesn't seem crazy to me that he's trying to figure out what exactly happens to them in his future and her past.

ETA: I forgot the scene where Ina looks her father in the eye and then happily says "You spent the day with Dahae" https://x.com/jangkidragon/status/1794731844988203321

That jumped out at me, it was awful

I thought the same thing omg please no